Michael Ryan, Director of the world health organization’s (who) health emergencies program, questioned the statistics on coronavirus deaths. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

According to Ryan, the official death toll from the virus is likely lower than the actual figures. He suggested that not all deaths due to coronavirus infection are recorded. However, the who representative noted that it is unlikely that any other diseases or accidents are attributed to COVID-19.

Earlier, Ryan said that the number of victims of coronavirus in the world could reach two million. He stressed that about a million people have died from coronavirus infection in nine months. At the same time, he said, it may take another nine months to create a vaccine, and perhaps a million more people will die in that time.

According to the latest data, 33.2 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide. More than 999 thousand died as a result of infection.

An outbreak of COVID-19 pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus was first recorded in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. On March 11, who declared a pandemic.